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[ March 21, 2026 ] Union Pacific Celebrates America’s 250th Anniversary with New Locomotives No. 4547 and No. 1776 Union Pacific
[ March 21, 2026 ] CSX Seeks to Abandon Cook County, Illinois, Segment CSX
[ March 21, 2026 ] GDOT Spending Nearly $1.2 Milllion on Railroad Safety Projects for Two Shortlines Safety
[ March 10, 2026 ] Sherrill Proposes More Than $1 Billion in State Support for NJ Transit in Fiscal 2027 Commuter Rail
[ March 10, 2026 ] Progress Rail to Modernize 96 Norfolk Southern EMD SD70M-2 Locomotives Norfolk Southern

New Jersey Planning $814 Million in Rail Station Improvements

September 23, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

The state of New Jersey is using $814 million from the Debt Defeasance and Prevention Fund to pay for rail station improvements across the state, including a $49 million investment at the historic New Brunswick Train Station on the Northeast Corridor.

Report: Transit Agencies May Turn to Taxpayers for More Money When COVID-19 Funds Dry Up

September 15, 2022 The Center Square

Transit agencies could turn to taxpayers for more money when federal COVID-19 money runs out.

Georgia’s MARTA Plans to Extend Atlanta Streetcar Line Eastward

September 14, 2022 The Center Square

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority plans to spend $176 to 215 million to extend Atlanta’s streetcar line eastward.

Metra to Suspend Some Lines if Freight Rail Workers Strike

September 14, 2022 The Center Square

Metra will suspend service on some suburban commuter rail lines beginning Thursday night if freight rail workers go on strike.

Impending Rail Strike Estimated to Cost U.S. Economy $2B a Day

September 14, 2022 The Center Square

Billions in economic losses and disruptions to everyday lives of Americans loom with a potential U.S. freight rails strike at the end of the week.

Hochul Leans on Feds for Rising Costs of Gateway Tunnel

September 7, 2022 The Center Square

Rather than try to downplay reports that costs for the Gateway Tunnel project are going up, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul leaned into it Tuesday.

One Killed in New Zealand After Being Struck by Passenger Train

September 2, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

Authorities said they responded to a call near MacKay’s Crossing at Whareroa Road in Paekakariki shortly before 10 a.m. local time.

DART Board Votes to Allocate $214 Million in Unallocated Sales Tax Revenue Funds

August 26, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Board of Directors recently approved a one-time distribution of $214 million of unallocated Sales Tax Revenue Funds to the agency’s 13 service area cities.

Christchurch Debuts Extension to Famed Tramway

August 26, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Christchurch Tramway recently opened a long-awaited track extension. The extension will add another 500 meters (roughly one-third mile) to the current 4.5-kilometer (roughly 2.8-mile) circuit.

DART Silver Line Construction Scheduled for Dallas’ Hillcrest Road

August 12, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

Starting Monday, Aug. 15, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Silver Line construction will take place on Hillcrest Road at the intersections of Wester Way and McCallum Blvd. in Dallas.

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